Horticultural worker
Citywide Service Solutions

Citywide Service Solutions are open to hosting passionate students interested in landscaping/horticulture.

Fantastic placement opportunities with potential paid career pathways after. For students with the right attitude and skills, these placements have the possibility of leading to full time apprenticeships, paid work, and supported career pathways through Citywide. Placements are viewed as a trial. A meet and greet prior to your placement is required.

To find out more about Citywide, please visit: www.citywide.com.au.

This placement could align with your Certificate II in Horticulture/Landscaping via the following Units of Competency:
AHCPCM201 Recognise plants
AHCWRK209 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
AHCPMG201 Treat weeds

To express an interest in this opportunity, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1T7Dd5Kz3LSfRatB6

Skills You Might Learn

Students participating in a placement at Citywide can expect to learn: planting and gardening, maintenance, teamwork, communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Safety focus – understanding Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS), what they are & why they exist
Pre-starts & equipment checking ready for work.
Working with team members on various tasks observing site work and assisting with various horticulture works such as line trimming, clearing, brush cutting, raking, weeding, garbage and debris removal, pruning, turf maintenance, planting, and watering.
There are no tasks allocated that require licences or permits for any placement students in this role.

Student Requirements

Students need to be able to make their own way for a 6:30am start to the St Kilda Botanical Gardens Nursery /or/ at the Citywide Depot located at 3 Herbert St, St Kilda. Alternative start time can be negotiated if travel time is high. Negotiated start time should be discussed prior to the placement. Students will need a signed Travel and Accommodation form in case they are required to travel off site.

Students should have an interest in working in the Parks and Gardens space and need to have completed the relevant Safe@Work unit prior to placement (if they are not doing a relevant VET) as well as the Citywide Online Induction program.

They should also be enthusiastic, willing to learn, punctual, have appropriate presentation, and a polite manner. Students do not need to be studying a related VET certificate; however, those studying Landscaping, Horticulture, Parks and Gardens shall be preferred.

Dress Requirements

Students should wear appropriate PPE equipment. Students will need their own boots, work pants/overall. Top/jumper, gloves and safety glasses will be provided if the student doesn’t have their own.

Special Transport Requirements

Public Transport options available.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• AHC20410 - Certificate II in Horticulture
• AHC20416 - Certificate II in Horticulture
• AHC21616 - Certificate II in Landscaping
• AHC30716 - Certificate III in Horticulture